Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-06-08

named falls but could not 60 to them
under oover OF the rifle, and lett for aid.
Pearl Kelsey, son of q. A. Kelsey,
was seen In his almost frantic search fer
DIR. Moody.
He says that he understands that all
who were shot are dead except his
father. who was shot through the left
side, just above the hip, the ball going
in at the back and coming out OF the
front. The wounded man was unable
to talk or make any explanation.
The whole city and country are wild
With excitement.
The district attorney and other officers
of the law have gone to the scene OF the
murder, with large number Of Huron
citizens.
The claim in question, where the MUIR
der was committed, is in the Shne
Greek neighborhood, about s or 10
miles northeast OF Huron.
The Huronlte at once dispatched the
city editor and an aid to the scene of the
horror, and will give iull particulars
this evening.
FULL PARTICULARS AND DETAILs.
Monday, June six, will not be for
gotten in this county by the members OF
the present generation. For day of
horrible enactments-the cruel, cold
blooded slaughter OF innocent, peace
able, hard working women and nen, it
seldom has an equal In western life-or
in any other.
There may be q palliation of crime
where the criminal aeems to have law
upon his side. But where the law ID
against him equity is against him and
public sentiment is against him, 1t is
difficult to see where there can be any
palliasion for the murder, the darkest of
crimes, and more especially when il 10
followed by the murderer's own sniclde
"a self.confession Of guilt.
Simon s. Nelson came to Beadie
county in July, 1875, and took up land
south of Cavour and lived there three
years. He was reokoned by his neigh
bors as a Law abiding citizen, although
of strong passions; Of average intelli-
genoe; q hard worker, and did not med
die with his neighbors nor their affairs.
He had wife and one child at his home; /;
these, with his mother, constituted the
family.
MIR. Nelson was one of the tirRt COM
missioners of Beadle county and served
three years.
Some five years ago, when it was an
nounced that what are known as the
cameron claims" were thrown open
open to settlement, Mr.. Nelson took
up one Of these CLAIMS. He built o
house of three rooms and . lean-to,
moved his family into it and made his
home there.
Mrs. Flora q. Shaw with her sister,
Miss Alice e. Lyman, came to Huron
IN April, 1882. They Immediately filed
on the quarter section of land whish
Nelson had put some kind OF q fling
ON. But it was notoriously reported
that Nelson had land covered up under
fictitious names and they seeing that
! ne did not live on the claim, built their
house and moved into it.
Ii was one CT two years after they
began their residence upon this 100
that Nelson proved up on the quarter
he had settled upon, and then he
moved to the land as above mentioned.
| ALI remained living there till the
sixth of June, together with Mrs,
Shaw,s son Corwin, Q young man OF 81.
| OF course this put the land into con-
test. The ladies' soon found ont that
Nelson was passionate man, and also
learned that be said he would have the
land. This put them upon their guard,
and they were constantly careful to do
nothing to anger him. The son Corwin
lived In fear OF him and did nothing to
offend him. {,
When the case came up for trial; as
we are cold by one party; the Huron
land officers decided in favor OF Nelson.
Another authority says that the decision
was in Mrs. ShaW's favor. 1t was then
/ carried up to the commissioner and final.
| ly to the secretary OF the interior--both
of whom gave the land to the lady. This
was the tribunal OF last resort, and it
aas supposed that the case was ended.
| AS ho did not leave the pzemiHes the
district conrt was appealed to- and issu-
ed AL order for him to vacate. This wai
Idisobeyed and then the attorney fol
Mrs. Shaw got en- order from Judge
ISpencer only last week for Nelson te
Ishow reason why he should not be pun
ished for contempt OF court.
j Fridsy June three, when young Shaw
lattempted to work on the land-th,
families Of the contestants lived within
25 rods Of each other Nelson took
| Winchester rife and threatened to shoe
him if he did not leave.
i Monday morning Mr.. E. @. Lyman, 1
brother of Mrs. Shaw and Miss Lyman
Corwin Shaw, the Ss7o ladies', and q. a
Kelsey, o neighbor who lives two mile
away, slI went to the feid to work. Mr.
Lyman and Mr.. Shaw began piowing
} The women remained ct the edge of thu
, field. Mr.. Kelsey was there. looking on
! IL seems that he did not want TO go, TO
, he feared trouble, inasmuch as he hat
been threatened with death by Nelson
Il When Corwin had plowed across th
! field, with Lyman just behind him, ant
, turned to make another fusrow, Neilsol
came out with Winchester rifle. al
. first fired at Lyman who dashed benin,
his horses and was not hit. Lyman
called to all ''run for your livesl
Corwin rsn, bpt fell dead, shot throug
the heart. the ball entering his bacl
III He fell with his feet toward Nelson.
Il At, a distance OF thirty yards Neil
son fired at Kelsey, who fell she
u through the right lnng, and n. SUP
I posed him dead. By this time th
4 blood thirsty murderer had got up :
the two women, who stopped an
. faced him when they saw that Col
9 win had fallen. They ran no further
!. Mr.. Lyman says that Nelson the
came up 10 the women, talked to then
reloaded his gun aud then deliberatel
shot each OF them to death! u
When Miss Lyman was shot; she we
seen to be kneeliIg before the tiger-ik
I. monster, piteousfy pleading for her Lift.
But the devilish spirit goaded him Of
He knew no mercy. None was expeete
@ hv hirn--none ypnnld ha pivn,1 by hin